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<img src="../images/app_icon.png"><u><b><font color="#000080">JDBC Manager Help</font></b></u>
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This is is a context sensitive help: every time that one of the application
areas is selected, this text changes to reflect the appropriate
help.
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The application main window is divided into 4 main areas:
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  <li><b>Data Base Structure and its Objects</b><br>
    After a connection with a Data Base Sever (DBMS) is established, a tree is shown in
    this area. It represents the Data Base Server structure
    and contains all capable objects to operate with (tables, stored procedures,
    ...)</li>
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  <li><b>Internal Windows</b><br>
    All internal windows (SQL Expolorer, Diagrams, etc.) will be placed inside
    this area. Normally internal windows are created when an object is selected
    (double click) in the DB tree. By clicking on the internal windows title
    bar, the help shown here changes to reflect the appropriate content for the
    type of the selected window.
  </li>
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  <li><b>Information</b><br>
    This area shows mainly a quick help panel (first tab) and a System
    Information panel (second tab). Also other not so frequently used
    information: &quot;About&quot; and &quot;License&quot;.</li>
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  <li><b>SQL Profiler</b><br>
    This area shows all SQL commands that the user and the application sends to
    the Data Base Server (to avoid confusion, not all commands are shown). The tool bar in this area is mainly used to save current
    session and retrieve a saved session.</li>
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You should start exploring area 1.<p>The application tries to be as self
explicative as possible: icons and tool tips (yellow messages that appear when
the mouse is over a control) are intensively and extensively used. By placing
the mouse over a button a brief text describing the action associated with the
button will appear.
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Thanks for using <font color="#000080">JDBC Manager</font> and enjoy.
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